CHAPTER 38: CHAPTER 38: ENOUGH TALK! LET’S DUEL!

The Tianyi Group has clearly put a lot of thought into this theme park.

In this world, life card theme parks are either related to duels or to the Soul Card World.

The Tianyi Life Card Theme Park belongs to the former.

Actually, rather than calling it a park, this is more like a large Life Card Duel Experience Hall.

After all, the core of this park is Modu’s largest merchandise mall for life cards.

The perfection of the Life Card System not only enhances the duel system but also includes various surrounding industries.

When a Life Card Master gains a certain reputation in duel competitions and a fan base, specialized companies will approach you to sign deals, launching a series of merchandise related to you.

For example, creating a card set of your deck to sell as card packs, with ten randomly drawn cards per pack, and featuring various bizarre card face techniques to distinguish card rarity.

PR Gold Explosion, SPR Surface Flash Flat Explosion, NPR Flat Explosion, SER Silver Fragment, UTR Embossed 3D, GHR Ghost Flash, 20SER Red Letter Ultra Silver Fragment (Red Fragment), CR Collector Rare, USR Fragment Surface Flash....

A portion of the revenue from these card packs is paid to the Life Card Master as an authorization fee.

And card packs are the main industry among the merchandise.

Just like now.

The tourists attracted by the Chosen Cup visit the merchandise mall while waiting for the finals, purchasing famous card packs, and from time to time, sounds of envy emerge, indicating someone has pulled a rare card.

Once you have cards, naturally you can build decks. Although you can’t achieve the full special effects like a Life Card Master via the dueling device, feeling as though you’re in the duel, playing cards on the table is still possible. Of course, if you really want the Life Card Master-like duel experience, you can visit the park’s experience hall and achieve it through computer holographic projection.

Calculating the time, there’s still a while before the finals duel, so Shen Sui entered the Life Card Store.

Though he had some knowledge online, he was still curious about which card packs were the most popular among fans.

The best-selling series was You Wenqi’s Zodiac Gods series, followed by Dongye Youzai’s Sword Master series.

Shen Sui also saw the top-ranked Theis’s deck merchandise and glanced at the card illustration booklet, which seemed to be an Indian Mythology system deck.

Tch, this is quite subtle, quite infernal.

Shen Sui didn’t plan to open his deck’s authorization; Life Card Masters have the right to refuse.

Just like Tan Song’s Sword Immortal card set, which enthusiasts have always greatly desired, but has not been developed into a card pack because Tan Song believes a Life Card Master’s deck should maintain its mystery, thus refusing collaboration.

"Sir, what type of card pack are you planning to buy? We have everything here," said the salesperson with a smile upon seeing Shen Sui hesitate at the counter for some time.

Shen Sui certainly didn’t plan to waste money on life card merchandise, especially since he couldn’t even maintain his own Life Card.

"Nothing I want," Shen Sui casually replied.

"Is there something specific you need?"

Shen Sui stared at the wall of colorful card packs, pondered for a long time, and found himself unexpectedly saying: "No interest, not a single girl card."

"Do you want girl cards? We do have them." The salesperson promptly took a beautifully packaged card pack from the shelf and handed it to Shen Sui, "This is the card pack from Bai Ye, a seventh-level Life Card Master. Her deck has many adorable girl cards~!"

The card pack displayed a valiant-looking girl, with some colorful scales on her cheeks and noticeable horns on her head.

Of course, the most eye-catching feature was the enormous dragon tail behind the girl.

It’s a Dragon Lady.

Damn! It’s a Dragon Lady Follower Card! Shen Sui felt genuinely jealous.

Dragon, girl card, ○ chest.

The receptionist’s attributes perfectly aligned with Shen Sui’s XP.

The only slight disappointment might be that it resembles a human too much.

Shen Sui suppressed his urges, ultimately resisting the temptation of this card pack.

Dragons exist in the Dawn Continent too; he could completely acquire his own Dragon Lady Follower Card.

Yes! After heading back, he must encourage Alice! Shen Sui became increasingly determined.

He must have her bring back a Dragon Maid for him.

At six in the evening.

After enjoying a delightful meal hosted by the organizers, Shen Sui followed the staff to the finals hall.

The location of the Chosen Cup finals was still the park’s lounge where the semi-finals and quarter-finals took place, but it had undergone a complete transformation.

The bright and gentle lighting illuminated the venue clearly, ensuring spectators and the live broadcast cameras can see everything happening on the field from any corner.

The equipment seemed brand new, and a group of well-dressed, proper staff hurried between various pieces of equipment.

The venue had neither extravagant decorations nor flashy lights, yet it emitted a welcoming feel.

The numerous life card duel events have kept many event organizing companies alive, assisting the organizers in fulfilling all the tasks needed to hold the event.

From the Chosen Cup’s hosting process, this event organizing company proved to be very professional.

Outside the venue, throngs of people had already gathered.

After all, the Chosen Cup doesn’t charge admission fees—everyone enjoys getting in for free.

Shen Sui had never encountered such a large scene, spanning both his past and present lives.

Yet he wasn’t intimidated; having vowed to reach the pinnacle of duel in this world, he understood that compared to future scenes, the current situation was merely a small spectacle.

"Your composure is impressive, young man," Yuan Youxin, who arrived slightly earlier than Shen Sui, looked as disheveled as ever, "I’ve participated in so many competitions, and it’s rare to see a rookie on the finals stage as calm as you are."

"A Duelist must have a good mindset as a compulsory course," Shen Sui replied.

Otherwise, he’d have died from the provocations of those playing Pearl Tears at the amusement venue.

"I hope you’ll maintain the same composure even if you lose."

"Don’t worry, I won’t lose."

Yuan Youxin smiled at Shen Sui, "Indeed, every newcomer to Life Card Duels is so unaware of the heights and depths. The Life Card Duel waters are deeper than you imagine. Those geniuses, those aristocratic offspring, are like towering mountains standing before us, one after another, endlessly. Whenever you think you’ve reached the peak, you’ll look up to see even higher mountains. This mountain range seems without end."

"As long as there are mountains, there must be a peak," Shen Sui responded, "As long as there’s a peak, I can climb to the end. When I took up the dueling device and obtained my Soul Card, I resolved to climb to the top. If given the opportunity, why linger at the foot of the mountain, wallowing in self-pity, gazing up at the peaks without taking a step?"

"Young people shouldn’t be too aggressive," Yuan Youxin didn’t expect Shen Sui would confront him directly.

"If they’re not aggressive, then are they truly young people?" Shen Sui, puzzled by Yuan Youxin’s sudden anger, replied casually with a jab, engaging in a pointed exchange, showcasing his previous life in Azuren’s developed sarcastic skills, "Anyway, if I have to spend my life fishing in amateur competitions, I’d be miserable."

"Good!" Yuan Youxin was somewhat annoyed, as Shen Sui’s remark touched upon his sore spot, "It seems you still don’t understand; for Life Card Masters, a rank difference is like a chasm or a gorge! Today, I’ll show you what an insurmountable mountain truly is!"

"Talking is futile—let’s duel!" Shen Sui activated his dueling device.